- Vehicles
- 470
- Built between
- Feb 1996 – Feb 1997
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 December 1997
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1996 and February 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1996-1997 Kenworth T600Built February 1996 to November 1996
- 1996-1997 Kenworth T800Built February 1996 to November 1996
- 1996-1997 Kenworth W900Built February 1996 to November 1996
- 1996 Peterbilt 375Built July 1996 to February 1997
- 1996 Peterbilt 377Built July 1996 to February 1997
- 1996 Peterbilt 378Built July 1996 to February 1997
- 1996 Peterbilt 379Built July 1996 to February 1997
- 1996 Peterbilt 385Built July 1996 to February 1997
What the defect is
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell FF980 series front axle. The front axle hub flange can develop cracks due to high stress levels.
What could happen
Cracks in a hub flange can result in a wheel separation.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FRONT HUBS WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN LEVEL 2 HUB.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1996 to February 1997
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 November 1997
- Owners notified18 December 1997
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 November 1997.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began december 17, 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact paccar at 1-425-468-7356.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.